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Matthias Beller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthias Beller between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthias Beller published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 47.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 146 publications in 2014. 50 of the 1,797 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 146. Peak 146 publications in 2014. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 14 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 25 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 38 publications 2002: 31 publications 2003: 40 publications 2004: 59 publications 2005: 52 publications 2006: 38 publications 2007: 78 publications 2008: 89 publications 2009: 74 publications 2010: 91 publications 2011: 112 publications 2012: 87 publications 2013: 118 publications 2014: 146 publications 2015: 89 publications 2016: 82 publications 2017: 77 publications 2018: 53 publications 2019: 68 publications 2020: 60 publications 2021: 56 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 19 publications
1988 2025

1,797 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthias Beller: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 1
1990 7
1991 10
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 14
1996 5
1997 14
1998 19
1999 25
2000 24
2001 38
2002 31
2003 40
2004 59
2005 52
2006 38
2007 78
2008 89
2009 74
2010 91
2011 112
2012 87
2013 118
2014 146
2015 89
2016 82
2017 77
2018 53
2019 68
2020 60
2021 56
2022 45
2023 39
2024 31
2025 19
Total 1,797
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Matthias Beller publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthias Beller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,295+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,780 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100 1,780
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Matthias Beller D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthias Beller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 159+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 193 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98 193
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

Overview

Matthias Beller is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Their research spans a wide range of specialized areas including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The scientist's work often focuses on key topics such as Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis, Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis.

Some of the recent research papers by Matthias Beller include:

  • Recent Developments for the Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of Organic Molecules (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Catalytic reductive aminations using molecular hydrogen for synthesis of different kinds of amines (2020, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Single-Atom (Iron-Based) Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications (2021, Chemical Reviews)
  • Recent Advances in Catalytic Hydrosilylations: Developments beyond Traditional Platinum Catalysts (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol under mild conditions (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)

Frequent co-authors of Matthias Beller include:

  • Kathrin Junge
  • Helfried Neumann
  • Henrik Junge
  • Ralf Jackstell
  • Anke Spannenberg

Publication venues where Matthias Beller has often contributed include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (32 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (27 publications)
  • Catalysis Science & Technology (16 publications)
  • Chemical Science (15 publications)
  • Nature Communications (13 publications)

Matthias Beller's work is recognized within academic circles, as evidenced by awards such as the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina membership granted in 2009 in the field of Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Using carbon dioxide as a building block in organic synthesis

    Qiang Liu;Lipeng Wu;Ralf Jackstell;Matthias Beller

  • Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reactions of aryl halides and related compounds.

    Anne Brennführer;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Recent Applications of Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions in the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, and Fine Chemical Industries

    Christian Torborg;Matthias Beller

  • Metal-Initiated Amination of Alkenes and Alkynes.

    Thomas E. Müller;Matthias Beller

  • Transition Metals for Organic Synthesis

    Matthias Beller;Carsten Bolm

  • Sustainable Metal Catalysis with Iron: From Rust to a Rising Star?

    Stephan Enthaler;Kathrin Junge;Matthias Beller

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylations

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Catalytic Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov functionalization of alkenes and alkynes: recent developments and trends.

    Matthias Beller;Jayasree Seayad;Annegret Tillack;Haijun Jiao

  • Nanoscale Fe2O3-based catalysts for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines.

    Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh;Annette-Enrica Surkus;Henrik Junge;Marga-Martina Pohl

  • Bridging homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis by heterogeneous single-metal-site catalysts

    Xinjiang Cui;Wu Li;Pavel Ryabchuk;Kathrin Junge

  • Progress in hydroformylation and carbonylation

    Matthias Beller;Boy Cornils;Carl D. Frohning;Christian W. Kohlpaintner

  • Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Storage in Formic Acid and Alcohols.

    Katerina Sordakis;Conghui Tang;Lydia K. Vogt;Henrik Junge

  • Palladacycles as Structurally Defined Catalysts for the Heck Olefination of Chloro‐ and Bromoarenes

    Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Christoph Brossmer;Karl Öfele;Claus-Peter Reisinger

  • Catalysts for Cross‐Coupling Reactions with Non‐activated Alkyl Halides

    Anja C. Frisch;Matthias Beller

  • Formic acid as a hydrogen storage material – development of homogeneous catalysts for selective hydrogen release

    Dörthe Mellmann;Peter Sponholz;Henrik Junge;Matthias Beller

  • Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions between Ar–X and carbon nucleophiles

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • The Catalytic Amination of Alcohols

    Sebastian Bähn;Sebastian Imm;Lorenz Neubert;Min Zhang

  • Heterogenized cobalt oxide catalysts for nitroarene reduction by pyrolysis of molecularly defined complexes

    Felix A. Westerhaus;Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh;Gerrit Wienhöfer;Marga-Martina Pohl

  • Low-temperature aqueous-phase methanol dehydrogenation to hydrogen and carbon dioxide

    Martin Nielsen;Elisabetta Alberico;Wolfgang Baumann;Hans-Joachim Drexler

  • Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using an Iron Catalyst

    Albert Boddien;Albert Boddien;Dörthe Mellmann;Felix Gärtner;Ralf Jackstell

Frequent Co-Authors

Helfried Neumann
Helfried Neumann Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Kathrin Junge
Kathrin Junge Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Xiao-Feng Wu
Xiao-Feng Wu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Ralf Jackstell
Ralf Jackstell Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Annegret Tillack
Annegret Tillack University of Rostock
Anke Spannenberg
Anke Spannenberg Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Alexander Zapf
Alexander Zapf University of Rostock
Stephan Enthaler
Stephan Enthaler Universität Hamburg
Shoubhik Das
Shoubhik Das University of Bayreuth
Man Kin Tse
Man Kin Tse University of Rostock

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